February 2011
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Patrick Horton Articles →
In Praise of Visual Writing
By Patrick A. Horton, PhD, The Story Coach Copyright © Write Brothers Inc. / screenplay.com
I recently found myself in an unexpected conversation with an accomplished colleague about some of the things most writers are taught and not taught that can make difference between subsequent success and failure in their work and careers. The colleague was...
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January 2011
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STALKING →
The motivations —
For stalking are many. They include the desire for contact and control, obsession, jealousy, and anger and stem from the real or imagined relationship between the victim and the stalker. The stalker may feel intense attraction or extreme hatred. Many stalkers stop their activity when confronted by police intervention, but some do not. The more troublesome stalker may exhibit a...
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Shane Black tells Sam Delaney about action cinema... →
Crash, bang, wallop what a picture
Summer means action at the cinema, so here’s Shane Black, the master of the art, giving Sam Delaney a masterclass in thrills
Sam Delaney
The Guardian, Friday 22 May 200
Pay off … John Travolta and Nicolas Cage in Face/Off. Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/Paramount
A man, a mission, a fiendishly clever bad...
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Despite Media Blitz, Snooki's 'Shore Thing' Fails... →
The “Jersey Shore” star’s effort moves only 8,998 copies since Jan. 4 release.
When Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi’s book A Shore Thing, was released just after the New Year, the reality star-turned-author went on a promotional tear, hitting a slew of major talk shows including The View, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Show with David Letterman. The...
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Day Ruiner – Lawmakers Show No True Grit as New... →
Day Ruiner – Lawmakers Show No True Grit as New Mexico Film Incentives are Killed
January 28, 2011 · 0 comments
SUBMITTED BY JEAN HOEFER ORTIZ
One state lawmaker took on a packed room in support of the state’s film incentives, as he introduced a bill to eliminate them on Thursday afternoon. Rep. Dennis Kintigh, R-Roswell, addressed the labor committee Thursday to introduce a bill that would end...
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Amazon Studios Announces Winners of First Script... →
One is a commercial director. The other is simply a movie fan from Georgia.
Together they’ve snagged the top honors in newly launched Amazon Studios’ first Best Script contest. The $20,000 awards were handed out on Thursday to “The Alchemist Agenda” by Marty Weiss of Los Angeles and “Villain,” by Richard Stern of Roswell, Georgia.
“I think any of the finalists and the winners...
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Unreality - Things That Always Happen in Movies,... →
These are fun, click the orange link above to see more.
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The Crashtones →
Samuel Stewart Witwer was born in Evantson Illinois to a man and a woman who didn’t think it through. Raised in a Chicago suburb, little Sam (“Stew” as his friends called him) made noise. Too much noise. Eventually, as he learned to talk, the noise took on the form of...
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Screenwriter's Retreat at Sundance →
David Trottier has two seats open in his September Screenwriter’s Retreat at Sundance. David is great, he is one of my early teachers. Click the link above for more info.
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“Did I Mention They’ll Give You Money? And It Doesn’t Suck?
Get this:
If you...”
– ~ Chuck Wendig
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Whatever, Screw That Jerk, You Totally Want To Be... →
Man, last week? I read this post written by some guy? And it was all like, “Blah blah blah, seriously, you don’t want to be a writer because it sucks and I whine a lot.”
What a jerk, am I right? And by “jerk,” I really mean, “cock-waffle.”
You can borrow that, if you like. “Cock-waffle.” It’s all yours. I just made that up. I just wrote that. You know why? Because I’m a writer. And you know...
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ScreenwritingU - Philosophy of a Great... →
I do not know these people so have no idea whether the classes are any good but this is a free class and sounds interesting so I am posting it — if anyone takes it report back and tell me how it goes.
[click the above orange link for the class info]
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Book WP - a WordPress theme for authors →
iainbroome:
I’m not sure why someone hasn’t done this before. It’s a free WordPress theme that allows you to upload chapters (as individual posts), and then it more or less does the rest.
Here’s a picture:
It’s really nicely done. Simple, effective and perfect for anyone who wants to publish their work in a format that anyone with an internet connection can access.
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No, Seriously, I’m Not Fucking Around, You Really... →
You don’t want to be a writer.
No, no, I know. You think it’s all kittens and rainbows. It’s one big wordgasm, an ejaculation of unbridled creativity. It’s nougat-filled. It’s pillows, marshmallows, parades. It’s a unicorn in a jaunty hat.
Oh, how sweet the illusion. My job, though, is to put my foot through your dreams with a high karate kick.
Consider this your reality check. You’ll note...
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10 YEARS, 20 BOOKS →
I have 20 books left. If you are going to go for it go for it now. The new edition is not coming out till late 2011.
The Screenwriter’s Survival Guide; Or, Guerrilla Meeting Tactics and Other Acts of War
2011 is the 10 year anniversary of the book’s publication. I do not know whether to yay or groan there, jeez, seriously, ten years? It does not seem like I OR the book can be that...
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UPCOMING CLASSES →
Online Master Classes in Screenwriting
March: Character Writing, 03.15.11 High Concept Writing, 03.15.11
May: Non-Static Writing, 05.17.11 Structural Writing, 05.17.11
July: Character Writing, 07.19.11 Visual Writing, 07.19.11
September: High Concept Writing, 09.13.11 The Art of the Pitch, 09.13.11
November: Structural Writing, 11.15.11 Non-Static Writing, 11.15.11
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sighcandy asked: Forgot to drop you a line and say thank you; the book is excellent!
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OPEN SEAT IN 5150 WORKSHOP →
There is a chair opening in February in 5150, an online international screenwriting workshop. For more info visit :::workshop:::
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GHOSTBUSTERS MON 8 PM HOLLYWOOD →
ArcLight Presents…GHOSTBUSTERS
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists (Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis) goes into business as proton-pack-toting “ghostbusters” who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist (Sigourney Weaver) hires the squad...
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